Planning Commission approves zoning changes for Wynn New York City at Hudson Yards
New York City’s Planning Commission (CPC) has ‘overwhelmingly voted’ in favour of planning modifications needed to allow the existing Western Railyards at Hudson Yards to be redeveloped into a casino resort.
Related Companies/Oxford Properties Group and Wynn Resorts required the zoning changes to proceed with its plans to develop the $12bn Wynn New York City at Hudson Yards West on top of the undeveloped western rail yards. Wynn New York city will create 5,000 permanent union careers, 35,000 union construction jobs during development, a 5.6-acre public park, comparable in size to Bryant Park, 1,500 new housing units, including 324 affordable apartments.
CPC Chair Dan Garodnick said: “While this is a significant proposal before us this morning, the scope of what we’re actually voting on is much narrower. Our vote is on land use actions to allow for this site to compete with other regional applications for a gaming license, and in the alternative, to ensure a site plan that delivers for the public.”
Jeff Blau, CEO of Related Companies, said: “Today marks a critical milestone for Hudson Yards West. Thanks to the collaborative process with City Planning, we are closer than ever to delivering on this historic investment in our community, which will create thousands of new union jobs, thousands of units of new housing, a huge new public green space park and nearly $200m of community benefits.”
Wynn New York City will anchor the development, completing a decades-long revitalization of Manhattan’s West Side. This new vision for Hudson Yards West adheres to the approved uses in the 2009 zoning, but has also evolved to reflect the city’s current landscape and economic infrastructure needs. Wynn New York City is the economic engine supporting the development and will create careers for thousands of New Yorkers while offering significant benefits to all sectors of the community.
